A Packard ex-taxi cab takes best in show at Pebble Beach; and a Ferrari roadster sells for $27.5 million.

In a world of Hispano-Suizas, Rolls-Royces and Delahayes, it might seem a bit odd to see an ex-taxicab roll up to grab the biggest prize at the world’s most prestigious concours d’elegance.

But that’s what happened earlier this week, when a 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve now owned by Joseph Cassini took top honors. The car once plied the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico, as just another in a fleet of taxis.

And in the collector car market, Monterey Motor Week is always rife with some pretty rare iron for sale. This past week did not disappoint. RM Auctions sold a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 S NART Spyder for $27.5 million, the highest price paid for a non-racing car at a U.S. auction. (NART stands for North American Racing Team.) The car was one of only 10 such convertibles built by Ferrari and was owned by the family of a North Carolina businessman who died several years ago. Watch the video that’s in this Autoweek story about the sale. It shows the Ferrari at its home in North Carolina. By the way, all the proceeds will go to charity, according to the family that owned the car.